KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided during today’s meeting to increase the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3.00 per cent. BNM said the ceiling and floor rates of the corridor of the OPR had been increased to 3.25 per cent
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said the three per cent overnight policy rate (OPR) has brought back the benchmark interest rate to pre-crisis levels and is more aligned with the stronger state of the economy. In its monetary policy statement snapshot for May 2023 released today, the central bank
KUALA LUMPUR: Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali was sent to Kajang Prison today to serve a 12-year prison sentence after the Sessions Court here dismissed her application for a stay of execution of the prison sentence. Judge Izralizam Sanusi said there are no special and exceptional circumstances for
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today sentenced Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali to a total of 22 years in prison after finding her guilty of neglecting and abusing a teenage girl with Down Syndrome, known as Bella. Judge Izralizam Sanusi sentenced her to 10 years in prison
PUTRAJAYA: A former owner of a workshop has been sentenced to 17 years in jail by the Court of Appeal for culpable homicide not amounting to murder of his girlfriend’s two-year-old son almost 10 years ago. Mohd Hisham Mat Yunus, 52, was initially convicted and sentenced to death by the
KUALA PILAH: Two suppliers of jewellery were ambushed in broad daylight behind a goldsmith shop and robbed of a delivery worth an estimated RM1 million here today. The gold store manager, Noorhasliza Abd Rahman, said based on CCTV footage at the premises, the incident happened around 11 am when the
KUALA LUMPUR: Diabetes is often associated with health issues including heart disease, kidney disease and amputations, and not many people know it could also lead to vision loss and is the most commonest cause of blindness in working-age adults. Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City,
KUALA LUMPUR: Heat stroke is a risk for anyone who is exposed to an extremely hot environment, regardless of a person’s level of health, said a public health expert at the Ministry of Health. Physician Dr Norlen Ahmad said the elderly, children and those with chronic diseases such as diabetes,
By Nor Liyana ZulkifliKUALA LUMPUR: The minimum wage rate in the country should be increased to balance the people’s income with the current high cost of living, said Sabah Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) senior lecturer in Political Economy, Associate Prof Dr Firdausi Suffian. He said the minimum wage rate should
PUTRAJAYA: Students, teachers and members of the implementing group in all educational institutions under the Education Ministry (MOE) are given special permission to wear appropriate sports attire during the current hot spell to avoid any health complications. In a statement today, the ministry said neckties are also not mandatory for
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